She perfectly illustrated the act of being timid in front of professional teams while striking hard against semi-professional teams.
Finally, at the end of the day, income was settled, with Ren Zhong earning 140 points, slightly more than the others.
The savings reached 731.36.
Yes, he saved up the money a day early, with even a surplus.
At seven thirty in the evening, Ren Zhong, with dark circles thick enough to draw ink, finally returned to his shack.
He locked the doors and windows, then pulled the bell-adorned ropes around the room and lay down on the floor mat.
He couldn’t hold on any longer, too tired.
This was a natural sleep, a call of human physiological needs, impossible to resist, unavoidable.
The timing was unfortunate, he couldn’t just go to the centralized sleep capsule and sleep deeply at this time.
To avoid arousing curiosity from others, he had to return home.
Ren Zhong wasn’t as afraid of the dark as others.
He could simply fall asleep without activating the wrist watch’s forced hypnosis mode.
With the bell mechanisms, if a Ruined Beast intruded at night, it would cause a ruckus, the bells would sound, and he, fully equipped, could wake quickly and not be without a fighting chance.
Ren Zhong also made it clear to the others.
He wouldn’t be participating in the team’s daytime collective activities tomorrow.
But the other team members were still full of drive, the increasingly abundant wealth fueling their ambition.
Each had set their sights on new equipment and goods, with not much left to go.
Tomorrow they would go hunting, utilizing the last day, preparing thoroughly for their own Second Level certification.
Ren Zhong, however, would start studying "Sid Meier’s Armored Insights" now, continuing until midnight tomorrow, directly registering for the Second Level Mechanical Warrior certification!
Even though Ren Zhong’s carrying power was "only" 41.7 kW, brain reaction index "only" 52.5, and physical comprehensive index "only" 41.8, he had long slain numerous Second Level Ruined Beasts solo, establishing enough confidence in his ability to rise to the challenge.
He lay down, naturally falling asleep and easing into hibernation space.
He activated the internet function, opened the daily headline software, selected the paid tutorial section of the video area, searched for the keyword "Sid Meier," and a tutorial popped up.
"Sorry, dear user, this is a paid tutorial. You need a genuine subscription to continue browsing. The subscription fee is 688 Contribution Points. Would you like to subscribe?"
Yes!
The scene shifted, Sid Meier’s aged face reappeared.
Unlike the imposing vigor in the advertisement video.
This guy had a look of a cunning merchant satisfied with his scheming, his face wearing a fawning sly smile.
The old guy looked into the camera with a smile, snapped his fingers, and said in the most sincere tone, "Ah, another fresh customer. A wise choice, my friend. This is all genuine, guaranteed."
Ren Zhong’s face suddenly turned green.
Ah... That slightly familiar tone.
Memories of ancient times emerged from his mind.
When his college dorm mates played WOW remastered version with speakers on, every time they clicked the miserly race, the dialogue box with the Goblin NPCs sounded exactly like this.
An ominous feeling...
No way, no way!
Don’t mess with me!